Page Builder by SiteOrigin vs LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder: Which Is Faster for WordPress?

Page Builder by SiteOrigin vs LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder - MakeWPFast
Page Builder by SiteOrigin
B+
400K+ installs · 4.8/5 rating
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Overall Winner
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LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder
B+
500K+ installs · 4.3/5 rating
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Head-to-Head Benchmark
MetricPage Builder by SiteOriginLightStart
⚡ Activation TTFB+1 ms+12 ms
⚡ Activation Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚡ Activation Queries+4+0
🏠 Homepage TTFB+3 ms+2 ms
🏠 Homepage Memory+0 MB+0 MB
🏠 Homepage Queries+4+17
⚙️ WP Admin TTFB+0 ms+3 ms
⚙️ WP Admin Memory+2 MB+0 MB
⚙️ WP Admin Queries+13+20

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeaturePage Builder by SiteOriginLightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder
Active Installs500K+500K+
User Rating4.8/54.3/5
Speed ScoreB-C
Tested Up ToWP 6.9.1WP 6.9.1
Requires PHP7.0.07.1
Last Updated2026-01-072025-12-10
Total Downloads57.1M+19.3M+
Verdict
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